I really think they'll have this more or less sorted within the next few yrs. For most at least. Firstly you have the neuromod device which will launch in Ireland sometime this yr, and maybe even the rest of the EU before the end of 2019. (UK maybe too?) They're also seeking FDA approval to launch in the states maybe sometime in 2020. These guys are running with Dr Hubert Lim as their chief scientific officer. He was leading the pack at Minnesota University on biomodial stimulation, before getting whipped up by Neuromod. Then we have the Michigan device, which works in a similar fashion. This is led by Dr Susan Shore, who's one of the worlds leading scientists on Tinnitus. They're in the final stages of clinical trials, before submitting efficacy to the FDA and hopefully commercialization sometime in 2021 / 2022.
Then there's also what i consider to be a game changer. FX-322, which works by allowing our own bodies to unlock the genetic code to regrow the hairs in our inner ear. This has passed the first stages of clinical trials. Which has proven to be extremely safe for humans, and much safer than anyone could have ever hoped / expected. (being unlocks our own code, so no need to heavily modify cells) Anyway regrowing the hairs are thought to restore hearing, and (hopefully) reconnect the synapses / neurotransmitters, that are thought to trigger tinnitus. This wonder drug could be cleared by the FDA as early as 2021 and literally reverse hearing loss for millions upon millions.
So hang in there fellas. Just remember this is no longer going to be a life long torment. Just a temporary annoyance for hopefully just another couple of yrs and nothing more. Just keep yourselves busy on the bad days. You will find no matter how loud it is, if you take your mind off it, it goes away. Hard i know. But possible. Do you think three quarters of the world that have crickets going off at night, always in the background, struggle with that sound (which is similar to tinnitus) ? No they just ignore it, because their brain doesn't see it as a threat and though the noise is a mere annoyance, it is a mere annoyance that is ignored. The difference between tinnitus and crickets is it doesn't trigger an emotional response, cos tinnitus is your brain telling you something is wrong with you.. Thoughts of oh, my life is ruined by this noise, it'll never go-away..................... (enter your own feeling sorry for yourself comment here) Unfortunately i do fall in that category of feeling sorry for myself because of it, fortunately its only on some days, but other days i'm fine with it... go figure ? Some people have it, and literally have just learned to completely ignore it and not resist it. That's where i'd love to be.. But knowing science is soon to have a solution is a great way to soften the blow.